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PMBOK

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0808 - Summary/Objective
0809 -
080901 - Ref DRT 1 requests response to questionnaire to evaluate proposed PMI
080902 - PMBOK on "Human Resources Management."  Want response by 900615.
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080904 - For me this treats the Subject and Function Index system.
080905 -
080906 - Indicates response should require "...a few thoughtful mnutes of
080907 - your time..."
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0811 - General
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081201 - Human Resources evidentally is a part of the total PMI list of
081202 - "functions."
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081204 - Initially my feeling is they have not really addressed the thorny
081205 - matter of the difference between "function" and "subject."  Still the
081206 - exercise is a helpful start.
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081209 - Human Resources Management
081210 -
081211 - There is no question presented on this definition, but to reply
081212 - cogently requires a foundation or standard.
081213 -
081214 - PMI's definition states:
081215 -
081216 -   Human Resources Management ...is the art and science of directing
081217 -   and coordinating human resources throughout the life of a project
081218 -   by using administrative and behavioral knowledge to achieve prede-
081219 -   termined project objectives of scope, cost, time, quality and par-
081220 -   ticipation satisfaction.
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081222 - Comment
081223 -
08122301 - PMI's formulation seems intended to emphasize the organic nature of
08122302 - human activity, like existence itself.  I just wonder if it is too
08122303 - pendantic in restating the obvious.
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08122305 - Does not "project" imply scope, cost, etc?  Should this not be set
08122306 - out separately in a body of knowledge about PM, and if so why
08122307 - restate it?  When other PM areas are defined do they all define
08122308 - "project" again and again and again?
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08122310 - If we are defining "Human Resources Management" isn't it better to
08122311 - say we are talking about people, rather than human resources again?
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08122313 - Is it at all likely or possible for someone to mistakenly believe
08122314 - that Human Resources Management does not extend "...throughout the
08122315 - life of a project," unless expressly stated?
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081224 -
081225 - Rod's definition
081226 -
081227 -   Human Resources Management is administering, assisting, directing
081228 -   and motivating people to set and accomplish objectives.
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081231 - Comment
081232 -
08123201 - Some might quibble and suggest we might just as easily say:  "...
08123202 - is accomplishing project objectives through people."
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08123204 - The difficulty with this formulation is that the purpose of the
08123205 - exercise is to inform the uninformed about some important things
08123206 - managers do with "Human Resources" that are not done with other
08123207 - resources.
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081235 - PMI Omission
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08123601 - The proposed alternate definition sets out the main functions
08123602 - Managers should be doing relative to Human resources, and as a
08123603 - result comprise types of special knowledge or skill managers should
08123604 - aspire to develop in themselves.
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08123606 - I believe it takes special knowledge, skill and process for manag-
08123607 - ers to "assist" subordinates and superiors alike in performing
08123608 - their work, and this is every bit as crucial to success as the
08123609 - other forms, administration, directing, and motivating.  Generally
08123610 - this is an untapped reservoir of potential impact on project suc-
08123611 - cess.
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081238 -
081239 - What is the structure of this thing?
081240 -
08124001 - First it is epistomology, not management or organization per se.
08124002 -
08124003 - Structure of knowledge on this subject, may be viewed in this way:
08124004 -
08124005 -           Employees
08124006 -           Clients
08124007 -           Vendors
08124008 -           Government
08124009 -           Public
08124010 -           Others
08124011 -
08124012 - Each of these classes of people require particular forms of admini-
08124013 - stration and communication (assisting, directing and motivating).
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0814 - 7.  PMBOK is complete and correct for "admin."
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081501 - My response
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